Celadon Porcelain Temple Jar Options:Light Blue Also available to view in

Also available to view in the British Museum - Japanese Woodblock of a poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason

The dragons on this jar pursue the sacred flaming pearl

This magnificent pine screen hails from Shanxi province in Northern China and dates to the 19th century

Chinoiserie was all the rage during the Regency period

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Celadon Porcelain Temple Jar Options:Light Blue Also available to view inThis porcelain Temple Jar is glazed green in a style known as celadon & is hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way before firing The origins of Celadon began at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 BC 220AD) but it wasnt until the Jin Dynasty (265 420) that the creation of celadon excelled as an art form. Celadon was favoured by nobles and the wealthy classes due to a myth that it would break if poisoned food or liquid was put inside. it also